Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has met with law enforcement experts at the headquarters of the New Yorkpolice department as the level of cybercrime（网络犯罪） increases ahead of officers’ ability to control it.

The Metropolitan Police commissioner said encryption（加密）on computers and mobile phones is preventing police from investigating and leaving parts of the web as “anarchic（无政府的）places”. He called on communication providers and internet companies to do more to protect the public from the so-called “deep” internet.

Speaking at the conference in the U.S, he said: “We cannot allow parts of the internet - or any communications platform - to become dark and ungoverned space where images of child abuse are exchanged, murders are planned, and terrorist plots are progressed.

“In a democracy we cannot accept any space - virtual or not - to become anarchic where crime can be committed without fear. Yet this is in danger of happening.” He added: “Privacy is important, but in my view the security of communications methods and devices is growing beyond what any genuine domestic user could reasonably require. The levels of encryption and protection in the devices and methods used to communicate are preventing police from keeping people safe.”

Sir David Omand, a former director ofBritain’s electronic surveillance（监控）agency, GCHQ, told Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee: “They are failing, because cybercrime is racing ahead, and the dark web is expanding. There aren’t enough experienced cyber detectives, the tools for cybercrime can be bought, law enforcement can’t access the communications data.” The law enforcers had been forced to look to the intelligence community, which was primarily involved with safeguarding national security, to help protect society from threats of terrorism and crimes. This has led to an incorrect idea that this amounted to mass surveillance, which was not the case, according to Sir Omand.

The remarks made by Sir Hogan-Howe comes days after the new head of GCHQ, warned that US technology companies are becoming the “command and control networks of choice” for terrorists. 

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1.What difficulty did the police have looking into cybercrimes?

A The level of cybercrime increases beyond their ability.

B Privacy on the computer stops them looking into cybercrimes.

C The democracy policy gives space for anarchic individual.

D The codes used on computers prevent them from investigation.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段…encryption on computers and mobile phones is preventing police from investigating可知，电脑和手机上设置的加密系统阻挠了警方的调查，给防止网络犯罪带来了困难。

2.What does “deep” refer to in the Paragraph Two?

A Hard to understand.

B Hard to reach the bottom.

C Difficult to control.

D Hard to see clear.

解析：选C。C 词义理解题。根据文章第一段…cybercrime increases ahead of officers’ ability to control it与第二段的…leaving parts of the web as “anarchic” places可知，此处的deep指的是网络犯罪的横行和无政府主义给社会带来的危害，因此具有“难以控制的，危险的”含义，故选C。

3.What does Sir Bernard Hogan think of privacy?

A It is playing a negative role in public security.

B It is important and every user requires privacy protection.

C It is used to protect the users’ computers.

D A true internet user doesn’t require privacy.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段…growing beyond what any genuine domestic user could reasonably require与… are preventing police from keeping people safe可知，Bernard Hogan-Howe警长实际上认为，所谓的隐私在警方对于公共安全的监督和管理方面起到了阻碍作用，所起的作用是消极的。

4.Why did Sir David Omand think police were failing to fight against cybercrimes?

A The cyber detectives were inexperience.

B They couldn’t obtain the communication data.

C Cybercrimes are committed without fear.

D The cybercrime developed too fast to be controlled.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第五段…law enforcement can’t access the communications data可知，执法者无法获取违法者的数据，无法有效阻止网络犯罪，因此被认为在阻止网络犯罪方面失败了。

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A US technology companies are supporting cybercrimes in some way.

B US technology companies have produced tools for cybercrimes.

C Terrorists choose US technology companies to challenge public security.

D US technology companies will be investigated by the police soon.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段…warned that US technology companies are becoming the “command and control networks of choice” for terrorists可知，美国一些科技公司成为恐怖分子“指挥和控制网络的选择”，由此判断，这些公司有暗中给恐怖分子提供支持的嫌疑。